My Synthesizer Has Talent

After a long while.

Jiang Xiao emerged from the Flying Magical Artifact.

She spoke with the Zhengxuan Sect disciples for a moment before entering into a discussion with them.

Then she entered the magical artifact shop.

Su Qing thought for a moment and decided not to follow.

He waited for a little while.

Jiang Xiao came out.

Her face was full of joy.

"Oh, you waited for me, Su Qing."

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

Jiang Xiao said, a little embarrassed.

"It’s fine. I was just wandering around anyway," Su Qing said. It wasn’t a problem; he’d only been waiting a short while.

"The Zhengxuan Sect’s Flying Magical Artifacts are amazing! They can fly just by using Spirit Stones, so you don’t have to use your own Magical Power."

"I bought one of each type. It’s a good thing my Storage Ring is big enough," Jiang Xiao said joyfully.

Su Qing smiled. "It seems your master treats you very well, to give you a Storage Ring that can hold such large Magical Artifacts."

"Hehehe." Jiang Xiao just gave a slight smile.

"By the way, what did you come to the Marketplace for?"

"To see if there are any Spirit Fruits for sale," Su Qing said lightly.

"Spirit Fruits? How could the Marketplace sell Spirit Fruits? They’re so expensive."

"Just ordinary ones. The kind with a little bit of Spiritual Qi," Su Qing said with a smile.

Su Qing and Jiang Xiao wandered around for a bit but didn’t see anyone they knew.

However, he noticed that it was rare to see disciples from Orthodox Sects and Demonic Sects interacting with each other.

’That makes sense. The Righteous Dao and the Demon Dao have fundamentally different ideologies. It’s already good enough that they haven’t started a fight.’

They had been enemies, but now, because of the Demon Race problem, they had become allies.

It was only natural they wouldn’t interact much.

Su Qing had wanted to take Jiang Xiao to try some of the food in the Zhengxuan Sect’s Marketplace, but unfortunately, she received a Communication Talisman and was called away.

Leaving Su Qing to eat alone in a tavern.

To be honest, the tavern was quite empty. Besides Su Qing, there was only a pair of mortals.

’It’s really rare to see mortals on this island, especially today.’

Su Qing had a simple meal of the tavern chef’s specialty roast duck. It was roasted with a fruit sauce from the Zhengxuan Sect, making the skin crispy and sweet. It also came with a sweet and savory dipping sauce. The duck itself was a farmed Spirit Duck, and it was exceptionally delicious.

After finishing his meal, Su Qing left. He hadn’t walked far on his way back to the room arranged by the Zhengxuan Sect when he saw a large group of people gathered ahead.

They were split into two factions.

Su Qing then overheard some traded insults.

"..."

"Look at you, disciples of the Demon Dao. What right do you have to fight the Demon Race alongside us?"

"Do you even need to fight them? Once all the people are gone, the demons won’t have anyone left to harm!"

This single sentence from the leading disciple of Wangyue Valley made everyone on his side burst into laughter.

"That’s right! Why would a Demonic Sect be fighting demons with us?"

"Bloodthirsty fiends like you have no aptitude for the Immortal Dao to begin with. You just insist on your unreasonable and heaven-defying evil ways."

"Exactly! Our Immortal Dao values life, and by that, we mean the lives of talented people like us."

Leading the furious Demon Dao camp was a group from the Five Demons Sacred Land.

A Demonic Sect.

Although it was called a Sacred Land, it was of the same nature as the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect.

However, everyone over there was a Demon Cultivator.

"Hypocrites. Who was it that robbed everyone with the most glee back in the Secret Realm? Who was it that spouted righteousness while pointing their Magical Artifacts at their own sect-mates?"

"Hilarious. Absolutely hilarious."

"We of the Demon Sects may be ruthless and disloyal, but at least we aren’t two-faced hypocrites like you."

"I’ve seen it more than once with you Orthodox Sects... such loving, mutual slaughter~" The man leading the Five Demons Sect sneered, his mocking and flippant tone instantly throwing the Righteous Dao side into chaos.

"What nonsense are you spouting!?" The leading Wangyue Valley disciple was completely rattled by the single sentence from the Five Demons Sect’s True Disciple.

He even brought out his Magical Artifact.

"He’s triggered. See? They’re getting triggered."

"Hahaha!" The people from the Demon Sects all roared with laughter. Even those who weren’t from the Five Demons Sect and were just watching from the sidelines joined in the mirth.

This caused many of the True Disciples from the Righteous Dao to turn red with rage, their Magical Artifacts already hovering high in the air beside them.

Just as they were about to strike.

"Enough!"

"Haven’t you made enough of a scene?" A male Golden Core Cultivator stepped forward. He wore luxurious robes bearing the mark of Wangyue Valley and had a young, handsome, and well-defined face.

"Elder."

"Greetings, Elder."

"..."

"I say, Gu Yan, they’re just juniors having a little spat."

"Why stop them?"

The male Golden Core Elder from the Five Demons Sect also appeared. This Elder, however, looked middle-aged. His eyes were deep, and he emanated a Demon Intent that he kept firmly suppressed.

He was rakishly handsome and wasn’t wearing the robes of the Five Demons Sect, revealing some of his chest. He looked quite the roguish older man.

The corners of his lips were slightly upturned; he really was just enjoying the show.

Su Qing had noticed these two earlier but hadn’t paid them much mind.

When the Elder from the Five Demons Sect appeared, the members of his Sect all hurried to pay their respects.

And every single one of them showed a kind of admiration—true admiration.

Some even looked at him with worship in their eyes.

Su Qing observed for a moment and realized that this seemingly roguish Elder from the Five Demons Sect appeared to possess great personal charisma.

"Ancient Long Dao, I can’t be bothered to talk to you." The Golden Core Cultivator from Wangyue Valley snorted coldly and shot a frigid glance at his own disciples.

"All of you, disperse. You’re a disgrace."

"When you get back, all of you will go to the Scripture Pavilion and copy the Heart Scripture."

"Yes, Elder." The many True Disciples of Wangyue Valley, though seething with resentment, replied in unison and dispersed.

"All scattered, all scattered," Ancient Long Dao said, also waving a hand to dismiss his disciples.

Then he flew off as well.

’The Immortal Alliance... what to say about it? It’s just a league formed from the gathered wills of various factions.’

Su Qing felt that it wasn’t particularly useful for the purpose of fighting the Demon Race.

And it was especially prone to causing friction.

’Can the Demon Dao and the Righteous Dao really fight the Demon Race together?’ Su Qing didn’t know, but they looked utterly disunited.

Su Qing departed quietly and went to the seashore.

Whenever he had free time, he would continuously synthesize the Spiritual Qi from the Water Attribute Standardized Spirit Stone inside his body.

’It’s not like I can use it all up anyway, and I gain experience by synthesizing it myself.’

Although Standardization produced many undesirable Rules when synthesized, once it reached one hundred percent, Su Qing could continuously synthesize and pick the most suitable Rule, then switch to a different Talent to synthesize.

’An island... If I could have come to such a beautiful island in my past life, I probably would have been too excited to sleep all night.’

’But now, I don’t really need to sleep.’ Su Qing sighed to himself.

Su Qing still felt a sense of nostalgia for the world of his past life.

But now, there was simply no way to find a path back.

Besides, even if he did go back, he would likely be an anomaly there.

Su Qing glanced at the moon and the river of stars, and a line of poetry came to mind: "As the bright moon rises from the sea, we share this moment, though miles apart."

Fishing. Synthesizing.

His Quenching Pill Technique only required him to continuously burn his True Essence to refine his Golden Core. Su Qing only needed to divert his focus to control it when a new Pill Pattern was about to be born.

「The night passed.」

By early morning, Su Qing returned to his bedroom and changed into a set of Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect robes. They were a perfect fit, and the texture of the fabric was far more comfortable than what he had worn before.

’As expected of clothes personally made by a Foundation Establishment Cultivator. Even the material is different.’

Su Qing tied up his hair. ’Today is the Immortal Alliance assembly. I can’t bring shame to the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect, can I?’

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